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Eyeball · « **Reply #210 on:** September 04, 2007 3:30 am »

I got up early and made it to the body shop before 7am so It was nice and cool out. I fired the booth up and the temp was 61 in the booth. I used medium reducer and put three heavy coats on the car (VERY STRESSFUL). This made me run short on paint so I didn't get the outside of one of the door painted but will do that and the dash sometime this week.

Eyeball · « **Reply #211 on:** September 04, 2007 3:35 am »

Most of the pics I have shot of the car have been black and white but here are a few color pics of the body out of the booth.

Eyeball · « **Reply #212 on:** September 04, 2007 3:41 am »

The last of em....here is a pic of the one door I got painted and then a few pics of the deck lid after I sanded and buffed it. I used 1500 grit and wet sanded it flat and then some cutting compound with a wool pad then a used some super fine swirl remover and a foam pad to finish it.

Tom · « **Reply #213 on:** September 04, 2007 1:34 pm »

Wow!!!!!!!! Looks good!!! Not near as easy as bridge abutment green.

JakesBackyard · « **Reply #214 on:** September 04, 2007 8:55 pm »

It's really lookin good.

GLOSS BLACK is bettrnsex.

Tom · « **Reply #215 on:** September 04, 2007 9:48 pm »

Quote from: "JakesBackyard"

. GLOSS BLACK is bettrnsex.

I don't know.........either I don't how to paint or Jake don't know how to..... :shock: :lol:

JakesBackyard · « **Reply #216 on:** September 05, 2007 1:51 am »

:lol:

Paint fumes do strange things to a persons mind.

There is no other color more fun to paint than gloss black.

racerjohnson · « **Reply #217 on:** September 05, 2007 1:27 pm »

never thought that decklid would EVER turn out right, did ya?

Looks outstanding. Nothing beats black

pinstriper40 · « **Reply #218 on:** September 11, 2007 1:48 am »

WOW! that looks really really good. it's shinny! glad to see that paint behaved itself this time!

overspray · « **Reply #219 on:** September 11, 2007 12:59 pm »

OH--Ball-of-the-EYE----have you recovered from the ordeal yet?

Eyeball · « **Reply #220 on:** September 11, 2007 2:01 pm »

I just started the color sanding last night. I started with the one door I got painted and it seemed to go good. I will still have some finish buffing to do once it is hung on the car.

overspray · « **Reply #221 on:** September 11, 2007 3:49 pm »

I hope you put 3 or more coats of color on the car.

Eyeball · « **Reply #222 on:** September 11, 2007 4:10 pm »

3 coats. I only had two on the deck lid so I was worried when I did that. Come to think of it the door only ended up with two coats too....... I must have really dumped it on...

Eyeball · « **Reply #223 on:** September 11, 2007 4:10 pm »

Since I sanded the sealer b4 the topcoat it really sands out fast.

overspray · « **Reply #224 on:** September 11, 2007 5:43 pm »

By George--I think you've got it! Remember to be very careful of the edges-especially when buffing. Some guys put masking tape on the body lines and edges when buffing (and color sanding, sometimes) to protect the edge from burning thru. Just buff the flats of the panel right over the taped edge then remove tape and very carefully buff--or hand rub the edge or line.